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PM hails UPI’s achievement of crossing one thousand crore transactions in a month mark for first time

ION correspondentSeptember 2, 2023September 2, 2023

Instant payment system Unified payments interface (UPI) has crossed the mark of 10 billion transactions for the first time in the month of August 2023. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

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India’s set to grow at its fastest pace in a year: report

ION correspondentAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

India’s economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the April-June quarter, driven by services and manufacturing, data is expected to show on Thursday, though economists warn...

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Countdown begins: iPhone 15 Series to launch on September 12 at Apple ‘Wonderlust’ event

ION correspondentAugust 30, 2023August 30, 2023

Tech giant Apple has made an official announcement on Tuesday, revealing its plans to host a press event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Press invitations have been dispatched...

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Government imposes restrictions on export of Basmati rice.

ION correspondentAugust 27, 2023August 27, 2023

Curbs on basmati rice exports; contracts with value below $1200 a ton temporarily halted: Govt notification. India has imposed restrictions on the export of basmati rice, following the imposition...

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RBI asks banks to provide individual borrowers option to switch over to fixed rates

ION correspondentAugust 19, 2023August 19, 2023

Reserve Bank of India, RBI, yesterday asked banks to provide fixed interest rate options to individual borrowers and directed the lenders to levy only reasonable penalty charges in case...

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RBI Monetary Policy: repo rates unchanged at 6.5%

ION correspondentAugust 10, 2023August 10, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept the repo rates unchanged at 6.5 percent. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank unanimously decided to take...

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Valid license for import of laptops, tablets, personal computers to be required from Nov 1

ION correspondentAugust 7, 2023August 7, 2023

The Government has said that a valid License for imports of laptops, tablets, and personal computers will be required from the 1st of November this year. In a notification,...

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Third and final meeting of G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group to begin today in Chennai

ION correspondentJuly 24, 2023July 24, 2023

The G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, under the Indian Presidency, is set to hold its third and final meeting in Chennai from today to 26th of this month....

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IIP grows by 5.2% in May 2023 from 4.2% in April 2022

ION correspondentJuly 15, 2023July 15, 2023

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by 5.2 percent in May 2023 from 4.2 percent in April this year. As per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation...

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Cancer-fighting drugs, medicines for rare diseases and food products for special medical purposes exempted from GST

ION correspondentJuly 12, 2023July 12, 2023

The GST Council has decided to exempt cancer-fighting drugs, medicines for rare diseases, and food products for special medical purposes from the GST regime. This was announced by Union...